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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can Brenda be characterized?
(a) Boisterous.
(b) Easily embarrassed.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Sullen.

2. With whom is Freda in love?
(a) Vittorio.
(b) Vesuvius.
(c) Vinnie.
(d) Vincenzo.

3. What does Brenda give to her mother-in-law, claiming that the photos are inside?
(a) A paper bag.
(b) A book.
(c) An album.
(d) A shoebox.

4. Who are Freda and Brenda?
(a) Colleagues.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Business partners.
(d) Roommates.

5. Where does Freda spend several days after the gunshot incident?
(a) At a friend's cabin.
(b) In the apartment.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) On a weekend trip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Freda and Brenda did not have the skills to work _______________.

2. What s Freda's mood at the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. What does Rossi give Brenda to drink?

4. Why does Freda especially love the hand-shaking ritual?

5. To what type of man had Brenda been married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose arrival causes a huge commotion and angst for Brenda?

2. What are the circumstances that allow Brenda and Freda to get an afternoon off work?

3. Describe Brenda.

4. What is the setting for THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING and who are the two characters first introduced?

5. How has the gunshot incident affected Freda's outlook and mood?

6. What is Freda's demeanor following the gunshot incident at the apartment?

7. Despite of her feelings of jealousy, how does Brenda feel herself coming back to life?

8. Who is Maria and what is her attachment to Freda?

9. Who is Patrick and how does he become involved in Brenda and Freda's lives?

10. How does the author show that the factory workers are very poor?

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